The Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Association (GCHCA) strives to enhance the cultural engagement and spiritual experience of all Hindus in our diverse community. The association seeks to do this through providing members of the community with a platform to develop, promote and expand initiatives in education, the arts, community services and religious affairs.
The proposed “Hindu Cultural and Education Centre” would be the physical abode of the GCHCA where Hindu cultural activities such as classical literature, music, dance and classical language & spiritual education will be nurtured.
We welcome the support of all in furthering the noble objectives of the GCHCA. Please contact us to find out how you can become a Member for Life.
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28 June 2024
Greetings!
Firstly, we thank you for being a patron of the GCHCA – Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Association Incorporated. We are very pleased to report that the construction phases A, B & C of the Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Precinct is nearing completion, despite the pressure of increasing construction cost material, regulatory and council deadlines that were delaying your precinct construction progress. Unfortunately, we had a legitimate dispute with our appointed contractor and the project had been further delayed. Even though, there are adverse events kept pulling us down, all our determination and sincerity to complete this project is even more strengthening.
Secondly, June 2024, tax year end is fast approaching. We once again request your support of donations and sponsorships for our cultural precinct construction which is tax deductible if it is $2 or more. You can be a proud partner in this noble cause while taking advantage of tax deduction.
If you are interested in sponsoring a particular component, tiles, or brick, please contact me or the secretary by emailing to gchcan@gmail.com, we will be more than glad to discuss the opportunities. To complete your payment or initiate the Life Membership process, please visit our website at www.goldcoasthindu.org We thank you for being part of this noble movement.
Donors who have donated over $10,000 (excluding specific sponsorships) are eligible to be recommended for a Life Membership of the Association. Those who could pay in installments over a period can graduate to be a Life Member by accumulating the installments. Your tax-deductible transactions can be direct credited to the following bank account or call me on 0404 335 811 for any further guidance.
GCHCA – Building Donation Account:
BSB 064-474 Account 1048 8900
We respect your privacy, even though you might want to remain anonymous, we have a mandate to remain accountable to each dollar and issue receipts for each donation. Therefore, please send us an email with your name and the proof of payment with the screenshot or pdf copy of your payment.
We once again thank you for your generous support in advance.
Thanks and Best Regards,
Mr Ramanathan Karuppiah/ Treasurer
For and on behalf of Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Association Incorporated.
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>>>>>>>Recent Events<<<<<<
GCHCA Australia Day, India Independence Day and RAM JANMABHOOMI- Prana Pratishtha Ceremony Bajan.
Construction Update January 2024
Engineers Inspection :
Thai Poosam Jan 30th 2024
Pongal Jan 14th 2024
Archived Events can be found here:
https://culture.goldcoasthindu.org/archived-events
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Special Donation Opportunities
With the Grace of God and your exceptional support the Construction of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Precinct is underway.
Special opportunities to donate for Holy Floor area or Bricks by yourself or together with your friends, family or colleagues. Don’t forget the numbers are limited for this donation of Holy Floor area and Bricks.
We welcome you to become a Life Member and join the journey from this historic time.
Sponsorship Opportunities
With the Grace of God and your exceptional support the Construction of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Precinct is underway.
Thank you for those, who already made Deity Sponsorship. There is still some opportunity available for others for Deity, Shrine or Kalasam sponsorships. Please contact us via gchcan@gmail.com for details.
We welcome you to become a Life Member and join the journey from this historic time.
It is essential we continue to receive your moral and material support as we go through the construction & start of operation. You may make your generous donations to the GCHCA Building Donation Account –
BSB: 064-474 A/C: 1048 8900 ($2 or more Tax Deductible).
Deity Sponsors, Kalasam sponsors and Shrine Sponsors
| Deity | Deity Sponsorship | Kalasam Sponsorship | Shrine Sponsorship |
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| Lord Shri Murugan | Dr Gangasandra Family | Reserved | Reserved |
| Lord Shri Venkateswara | Dr Murthy Divi, Dr Kishore Nallapu, Mr Ramakrishna, Dr Kaladhar Vuthpala, Dr Chandrasekhar | Dr Ram Pateel & Mrs Sunitha Pateel | 1. Anantha Maddirala & Venkata Pullepu, 2. Tvishaa Sharma, 3. Natasha and Vipasha RAJKUMAR, 4. Himanshu Gor, 5. Himanshu Gor, 6.. Riddhi & Rishi, 7. Hriday and Riaan Chordia, 8. Rahul Rajvansh, 9. Gahankari Family Sponsorship is open for the balance amount. Contact us for details. |
| Lord Shri Ganesha | Dr Shunil and Meenakshi Sharma and Family | Reserved | Reserved |
| Lord Shri Shiva | Kutty Venkatesan | Sujan & Sruthi family | Available |
| Mata Shri Shiva Sakthi | Dr Murthy Divi and Dr Padma Divi, Mr Archis Lokhandwala and Mrs Mamta Joshi, Dr Prashanti and Dr Praveen Veeramachineni, Dr Krishna Sriram and Kalyani Kadiyala, Dr Chandra Subakumar and Dr Ganesamoorthy Subakumar, Dr Neelam Maheshwari, Dr Sakhi Doshi and Krishna Doshi, Dr I. Sivarajini and Family, Dr Rohit Bansal and Dr Rashmi Bansal, Dr Mohan Purshothaman and Mrs Vandana Mohan, Dr Nirmala Chand and Dr Sandeep Chand, Mr Naraen Sivakumaran and Natesh Sivakumaran, Dr Amritash Rai and Mrs Charu Sri, Dr Sridhar and Sirisha Kothuri | Archis Lokhandwala and Mamta Joshi | Available |
| Lord Shri Ram Darbar | Dr Sraavya Kiran Divi, Dr Shailendhra Bethi & Mrs Karuna Alukanti, Devendra Baswal & Meghna Baswal, Dr Rajendra Jasthi & Dr Mamatha Jasthi, Dr Deepak Garg and Dr Monika Goyal, Dr Ratnesh Srivastav & Dr Shailly Saxena, Dr Himanshu Garg & Dr Prerana Garg, Swamy Juluru & Sarvani Juluru, Venkata Thirumalasetti & Sudha, Suresh Yalavarthi & Haritha Gadde, Charitha & Sesha Pamidikondala, Mr Naleen Lodhia and Mr Bhaskar Lal | 1. Rajendra Jasthi,Mamatha Jasthi,Aadhya Jasthi & Ashvik Jasthi, 2. Smritee Mordekar, 3. Dr Lavanya Dasari, 4. Mr Veerendra and Mrs Jyothsna, 5. Mrs Bina & Mr Pradip Gorasia, 6. Mrs Dhushy Jayah, 7. Mohnish Chand & Aayush Chand, 8. Reethika Yelavarthi, 9. Doctors at Ormeau Town centre, 10. Shri Madan Sachdeva & Mr. Kapil (Sunny) Sachdeva, 11. Sarvani Juluru, 12. Mahin Archis Lokhandwala, 13. Dr. Nagaraj Dupakuntla, 14. Anonymous, 15. Dr Rohit Bhansal, 16. Dr. Rashmi Bhansal. | Available |
| Lord Shri Krishna | Ranjitha / Rajendra Nayak and family | 1. Greeshma Tummala & Sudheer and Sudheer Venkat Chowdary Bobba, 2. Yayati Sudame and Dr. Achala Sudame, 3. Neelam Dhruv Sakhi Krsna, 4. Anonymous, 5. Rajesh Saveena Ranjith Family, 6. Chakrapani Krishnahari Mamdyal, 7. Anya and Ilaya Sabapathi, 8. Monica Walia, 9. Dr Shailesh Khatri, 10. Annoymous, 11. Mr Shaurin Shah, 12. Radhe and Keshav Soni, 13. Mihir Patel and Rina Patel, 14. Mr. & Mrs. Ashok Kumar, 15. Varsha Badhe, 16. Anonymous, 17. Late P.V.B Sharma and Meenakshi, 18. Miss. Aarna Dupakuntla, 19. Dr Anita Markam, 20. Dr Sunil Rajan and Mrs Priya Dev Sunil, 21. Ruchi Mehra, 22. Dheeraj Mehra 23. Seema 24. Samah Rao 25. Sarah Rao | 1. Umed Singh Shekhawat, 2. Rama Krishna &Dr Leela, 3. Dr Manish Mittal & Dr Manisha Mishra, 4. Yayati Sudame and Dr. Achala Sudame, 5. Bina Stevenson Sponsorship is open for the balance amount. Contact us for details. |
| Lord Shri Ayyappa | Reserved | Available | Available |
| Mata Shri Maha Lakshmi | Mr Venkatesan Anandraj Kutty | 1. Anonymous, 2. Anonymous, 3. Neelam and Yaad Whala, 4. Paddy Krishnan & Lakshmi Narasimhan, 5. Alpesh & Poonam Pema, 6. Ashok Chauhan, 7. Dr Sachin Deshmukh, 8. Dr Sandeep Naik & Mrs Sheetal Pawar, 9. Dr Ganesh Gnanasekaran, 10. Rishi &Kush Veeramachaneni, 11. Dr Atul Bhatnagar, 12. Dr Viral & Ajita Upadhyay, 13. Srinivasa Rao Vanama, 14. Yayati Sudame and Dr. Achala Sudame, 15. Nayak siblings - Kartik and Keerti, 16. Saanvi Sriram and Sahishnu Sriram, 17. Dr. Anitha Makam, 18. Dr Rajesh Khujneri, 19. Divi.Subhramanya Chari and Subbayamma, 20. Suraj Pai, 21. Samah Rao, 22. Sarah Rao, 23. Narasimha Kaladhar Rao Vuthpala, 24. Ms Nitika Bethi and Ms Nishta Bethi, 25. Poonam Nagarani | Available |
| Mata Shri Vaishno Devi | In loving memory of Dr P N Mohindra & Mrs Raj Rani Mohindra | Available | Available |
| Lord Shri Bhairava | Mr Venkatesan Anandraj Kutty | Available | Available |
| Lord Shri Chandikeshwara | Sponsored | Available | Available |
| Navagrahas | Sponsorship |
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| Lord Suriya (Sun) | Dr Dinesh Tan and Sureskumar Anuratha |
| Lord Chandra (Moon) | Dr Rohit Bansal & Family |
| Lord Budha (Mercury) | Logitharan Family |
| Lord Shukra (Venus) | Mr Senthil Kumaran Sentheyval |
| Lord Angaraka (Mars) | Dr. Thirumurugan and Family |
| Lord Guru (Jupiter) | Mr Jeyakumar and Sridevi Family |
| Lord Shani (Saturn) | Ranjitha / Rajendra Nayak and family |
| Lord Rahu | Mr Probal Pal |
| Lord Ketu | Ned, Suji, Ishvar and Vikram Nedunchezhian |
Other Temple Sponsorship Items
| Temple sponsorship opprtunity | Sponsorship | Remarks |
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| Vasantha Mandapam | Available | |
| Natrajar Sabai & Uthsava Mandapam | Available | Kalasam Available for sponsorship |
| 'Kodimaram' (Dwajasthambam) | Available | |
| 'Mayil & Pali Peedam' (Bhadra lingam) | Available | |
| Nanthi Pali Peedam 2 (Lord Shiva) | Reserved | |
| Nanthi Pali Peedam 3 (Mata Shiva Sakthi) | Available | |
| Aaru Padai Veedu each | Available | |
| Vel (goes with Main Murugan Deity) | Vishaak Gangasandra | |
Construction Updates – Photos – Cultural Precinct
All construction photo updates can be found here.
Selected videos can be seen here
Announcement / Events
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The newly elected Management Committee members have been working hard to take the Hindu Precinct development to the next stage. You are welcome to drive pass and see the progress or watch through the FB.
Building sub-committee has fine-tuned the design and documentation for the construction of the supper structure of the Multipurpose Hall (SPC). With your generous support, the Management Committee hopes to finalise the contract for the SPC, which will bring the precinct a step closer for your use!
If you are not a member yet, we invite you to join as a Life member and actively take part in the Association events. If you and/or your relatives and friends are in a position to contribute in any way to the project now (big or small as donation/ sponsorship/ loan etc.) that would enable us to progress the construction without delays.
We appreciate your valuable input and suggestions via email gchcan@gmail.com
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Historical photos of the GCHCA from the beginning>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Membership & Support
If you would like to support the noble objectives of the Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Association, we invite you to join as a “Life Member” .
In addition we have started another campaign: “Thousand Families for Murugan” to support the worthy cause of promoting Hindu philosophy and worship and practice of religious activities.
You can visit the “Donation” link and make generous donations and join in any of the above membership/ campaign. Please contact us by email: gchcan@gmail.com to find out more about these options and to obtain an application form.
To make an immediate donation using credit card, please click on the “donate” button below
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